List of current PFL fighters

List of current PFL fighters records current PFL fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. Unlike the UFC, PFL does allow its fighters to compete in other promotions, so many fighters on this list may appear in MMA events outside of PFL.

Background

The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as the World Series of Fighting prior to April 2017, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that was started in 2012 and based in Washington, District of Columbia.[1] This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the PFL brand. Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of fights with the promotion. PFL operated yearly tournaments in 6 divisions; Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, and Women's Featherweight.[2][3] In July 2022, PFL announced plans for a European league, starting in 2023, called PFL Europe, where the winners would win a spot in the next years main PFL tournament.[4]

For each season, the PFL roster begins with 72 fighters in six weight classes: five men's weight classes and one women's weight class. PFL additionally signs fighters to development contracts from the PFL Challenger Series. These fighters occasionally appear as alternates in the league season or as showcase fights opening the league events.[5]

Recent releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their PFL contracts, or announced their retirement, over the course of the last month. If their release has not been announced, then they have been listed here based upon their removal from the PFL roster.

Date ISO Name Nickname Reason Division Ref PFL record MMA record
Feb 7, 2026 Russia Ramazan Kuramagomedov Retired Welterweight 4-0 14-0
Feb 10, 2026 Australia Joseph Luciano Released Welterweight 1–2 10–4

Recent signings

The fighters in this section have either signed with PFL, have recently returned from an announced retirement, or have yet to make their PFL debut.

Date ISO Name Nickname Division Status / next fight / Info Ref MMA record
March 25, 2025 United States Josh Rettinghouse The Finisher Bantamweight 20–5
May 10, 2025 Australia Jacinta Austin The Juggernaut Women's Straweight PFL Champions Series 6 (Madrid) - Victoria Dudakova 8–2
May 10, 2025 Australia Sean Gauci Flyweight 10–1
May 10, 2025 French Polynesia Raihere Dudes The Islander Featherweight 14–1
May 14, 2025 France Dylan Salvador The Highlander Lightweight 6–2
Sep 5, 2025 United States Bryan Battle The Butcher Middleweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Johnny Eblen 12–2
Sep 29, 2025 Brazil Viviane Araújo Vivi Women's Flyweight 13–7
Sep 29, 2025 Brazil Ariane da Silva The Queen of Violence Women's Flyweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Sumiko Inaba 17–11
Nov 10, 2025 Russia Tatiana Postarnakova Women's Flyweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Elora Dana 6–0
Dec 2, 2025 United States Montana De La Rosa Women's Flyweight [6] 13–9–1
Dec 13, 2025 Suriname Donegi Abena Light Heavyweight 0–0
Dec 15, 2025 Australia Tyson Pedro Kangaroo Paws Light Heavyweight 10–5
Dec 15, 2025 Australia David Martinez The Smiling Assassin Welterweight 16–6
Dec 19, 2025 Spain Acoidan Duque El Pei Lightweight PFL Champions Series 6 (Madrid) - Alexandr Shabliy 22–5
Dec 19, 2025 Mexico Victoria Alba Women's Flyweight 6–2
Dec 29, 2025 Mexico Levy Saúl Marroquín El Negro Lightweight 16–3
Jan 12, 2025 United States Robbie Ring Razor Bantamweight 9–1
Jan 12, 2025 United States Dakota Bush Hairy Lightweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Robert Watley 15–4
Jan 13, 2025 Spain Gino van Steenis Ghost Assassin Lightweight PFL Champions Series 6 (Madrid) - Mark Ewen 7–2
Jan 15, 2025 United States Josh Fremd Middleweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Jarrah Al-Silawi 11–6
Jan 27, 2025 Argentina Emiliano Sordi He-Man Light Heavyweight 26–14–1
Jan 27, 2025 Brazil Natan Schulte Russo Lightweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Jakub Kaszuba 25–5–1
Jan 28, 2025 United States Julio Arce Featherweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Alexei Pergande 21–6
Feb 9, 2025 Japan Keisuke Sasu Sasuke Featherweight 14–4–1
Feb 12, 2025 United States Cheyanne Bowers The Boss Women's Flyweight 7–2
Feb 16, 2025 Canada Shannon Clark MMA Barbie Women's Flyweight 7–1
Feb 16, 2025 Italy Michele Clemente The Arrow Bantamweight PFL Africa 1 (Pretoria) - Nkosi Ndebele 7–1
Feb 18, 2025 Cuba Ernesto Rodriguez Starboy Welterweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Masayuki Kikuiri 10–1
Feb 18, 2025 United States Jacob Thrall Gerberbaby Bantamweight PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Lazaro Dayron 15–7–1
Feb 19, 2025 United States Mitchell McKee Merciless Bantamweight PFL Chicago (Chicago) - Sergio Pettis 10–0

Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by PFL.

ISO Name Nickname Division From Duration Tested positive for / Info By Eligible to
fight again
Ref. Notes
Republic of Ireland Karl Moore Light Heavyweight April 9, 2025 1 Year Recombinant erythropoietin USADA April 9, 2026 [7] Released
Russia Movlid Khaybulaev Killer Featherweight August 1, 2025 1 Year Recombinant erythropoietin USADA August 1, 2026

Rankings

The PFL rankings are rated by a panel made up of MMA media members. The panel votes for the top active fighters in the PFL by both weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter can be ranked in multiple divisions simultaneously in divisions they have competed in. The champions and interim champions are placed in the top positions of their respective weight classes and only the champions are eligible to be voted for in the pound-for-pound rankings.

The rankings for the PFL's fighters are recorded and updated when information is obtained from the PFL's website. If the website is not updated, the updated data from the UFC's official app will be used instead.

Updated as of February 12, 2026.[8]

Rank Men's pound-for-pound Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight
(C) Usman Nurmagomedov Ramazan Kuramagomedov
1 Usman Nurmagomedov Sergio Pettis Timur Khizriev Alfie Davis Increase 1 Shamil Musaev
2 Vadim Nemkov Raufeon Stots A.J. McKee Gadzhi Rabadanov Increase 1 Thad Jean Increase 1
3 Corey Anderson Magomed Magomedov Increase 1 Jesus Pinedo Archie Colgan Decrease 2 Magomed Umalatov Increase 3
4 Costello van Steenis Taylor Lapilus Decrease 1 Ádám Borics Paul Hughes Logan Storley
5 Sergio Pettis Increase 4 Marcirley Alves Salamat Isbulaev (NR) Alexandr Shabliy Increase 3 Abdoul Abdouraguimov
6 Ramazan Kuramagomedov (NR) Sarvarjon Khamidov Gabriel Braga Jay-Jay Wilson Increase 1 Florim Zendeli Increase 1
7 Thad Jean Renat Khavalov Increase 1 Ibragim Ibragimov Decrease 2 Natan Schulte Decrease 1 Masayuki Kikuiri Increase 2
8 Johnny Eblen Decrease 2 Ciarán Clarke Decrease 1 Asaël Adjoudj Decrease 1 Darragh Kelly Increase 1 Chris Mixan Increase 3
9 Shamil Musaev Decrease 4 Lazaro Dayron Alexei Pergande Decrease 1 Jakub Kaszuba Decrease 3 Omar El Dafrawy Decrease 1
10 A.J. McKee Decrease 2 Lewis McGrillen-Evans Akhmed Magomedov Amru Magomedov (NR) Patrick Habirora (NR)
Rank Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight Women's Flyweight
(C) Costello van Steenis Corey Anderson Vadim Nemkov
1 Johnny Eblen Antônio Carlos Júnior Renan Ferreira Dakota Ditcheva
2 Fabian Edwards Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov Oleg Popov Liz Carmouche
3 Impa Kasanganay Luke Trainer Increase 3 Denis Goltsov Taila Santos
4 Jordan Newman Sullivan Cauley Increase 3 Linton Vassell Denise Kielholtz Increase 1
5 Dalton Rosta Rob Wilkinson Decrease 2 Pouya Rahmani Increase 3 Sumiko Inaba Decrease 1
6 Aaron Jeffery Simeon Powell Decrease 2 Rodrigo Nascimento Decrease 1 Paulina Wisniewska
7 Joshua Silveira Increase 1 Rasul Magomedov Sergey Bilostenniy Decrease 1 Jena Bishop
8 Boris Mbarga Atangana Increase 1 Tyson Pedro Increase 1 Slim Trabelsi Decrease 1 Kana Watanabe Increase 1
9 Bryan Battle Decrease 2 Emiliano Sordi Decrease 1 Abraham Bably Sabrinna de Sousa (NR)
10 Haider Khan Rafael Xavier Karl Williams Ariane da Silva Decrease 2

Current champions, weight classes and status

PFL currently uses eight different weight classes.[9] This list of champions is updated as of December 15, 2025.

WC Min Upper limit G Champion Flag Date won Days
held
Defenses Next Fight / Info
FLW >115 Ib
>52.2 kg
125 Ib
56.7 kg
W Vacant
BW >125 Ib
>56.7 kg
135 Ib
61.2 kg
M Vacant
FW >135 Ib
>61.2 kg
145 Ib
65.8 kg
M Vacant
W Cris Cyborg Dec 10, 2025 76
LW >145 Ib
>65.8 kg
155 Ib
70.3 kg
M Usman Nurmagomedov Oct 3, 2025 144 1. def. Alfie Davis at PFL Dubai on Feb 7, 2026
WW >155 Ib
>70.3 kg
170 Ib
77.1 kg
M Vacant
MW >170 Ib
>77.1 kg
185 Ib
83.9 kg
M Costello van Steenis July 19, 2025 220 PFL CS 6 - Fabian Edwards
LHW >185 Ib
>83.9 kg
205 Ib
93 kg
M Corey Anderson Oct 3, 2025 144
HW >205 Ib
>93 kg
265 Ib
120.2 kg
M Vadim Nemkov Dec 13, 2025 73

PFL Main Roster

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Bulgaria Blagoy Ivanov 39 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Baga 22 11–2 19–7 (1)
England Linton Vassell 42 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) The Swarm PFL Champions Series 6 (Madrid) - Denis Goltsov 18 13–7 25–10 (1)
Russia Vadim Nemkov (C) 33 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 2 12–0 (1) 20–2 (1)
Russia Denis Goltsov 35 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) The Russian Bogatyr PFL Champions Series 6 (Madrid) - Linton Vassell 7 14–4 36–9
Brazil Renan Ferreira 36 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Problema 2 7–4 (3) 13–5 (3)
Russia Oleg Popov 34 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 6 7–1 22–2
Russia Sergey Bilostenniy 30 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 6 4–2 14–4
Tunisia Slim Trabelsi 32 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 4 3–1 8–1
Cameroon Francis Ngannou 39 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) The Predator 16 1–0 18–3
Brazil Rodrigo Nascimento 33 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Zé Colmeia 7 1–1 12–4 (1)
United States Virgin Islands Karl Williams 36 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Pouya Rahmani 0 0–3 10–5
Iran Pouya Rahmani 33 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Karl Williams 0 2–0 6–0

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout PFL/Bellator record MMA record
United States Phil Davis 41 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Mr. Wonderful 7 12–5 25–8 (1)
United States Corey Anderson (C) 36 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Overtime 4 7–1 (1) 20–6 (1)
Sweden Karl Albrektsson 32 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) King 7 2–5 14–8
England Luke Trainer 29 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) The Gent Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Rob Wilkinson 0 7–1 10–1
United States Sullivan Cauley 29 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 6 8–2 8–2
Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov 36 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 4 7–3 25–8–1
Brazil Antônio Carlos Júnior 35 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 6 9–1 (1) 19–6 (1)
England Simeón Powell 27 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Smooth 7 6–2 11–2
Australia Rob Wilkinson 34 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Razor Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Luke Trainer 0 6–3 (1) 19–5 (1)
Brazil Rafael Xavier 35 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Kratos 7 1–1 14–8
Egypt Ahmed Sami 31 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Lee Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Khabib Nabiev 0 1–1 12–5
Belgium Boris Mbarga Atangana N/A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Alain 2 3–0 8–0
Bahrain Rasul Magomedov 31 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 6 1–0 8–0
Russia Khabib Nabiev N/A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Ahmed Sabi 0 1–0 12–0

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout PFL/Bellator record MMA record
France Grégory Babene 42 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Blade 4 5–2 23–13
England Mike Shipman 35 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sea Bass 10 8–4 17–5
Spain Costello van Steenis (C) 33 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) The Spaniard PFL Champions Series 6 (Madrid) - Fabian Edwards 7 9–2 17–3
Sweden Sadibou Sy 39 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Swedish Denzel Washington 10 11–7–2 (1) 17–9–2 (1)
England Fabian Edwards 32 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) The Assassin PFL Champions Series 6 (Madrid) - Costello van Steenis 6 12–4 16–4
United States Johnny Eblen 34 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Diamond Hands PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Bryan Battle 7 12–1 16–1
United States Jordan Newman 30 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) PFL Chicago (Chicago) - Josh Silveira 6 8–0 8–0
United States Dalton Rosta 30 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Hercules PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Impa Kasanganay 6 11–2 11–2
Jordan Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi 33 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Jordanian Lion PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Josh Fremd 4 4–4 21–7
United States Josh Silveira 33 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Coninha PFL Chicago (Chicago) - Jordan Newman 6 8–5 15–5
United States Impa Kasanganay 32 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Tshilobo PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Dalton Rosta 6 9–3 19–6
Canada Aaron Jeffery 33 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 7 5–3 16–6
United States Andrew Sanchez 37 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) El Dirte 6 1–2 14–9
Russia Murad Ramazanov 30 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 6 1–4 12–4 (1)
England Haider Khan N/A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Darth Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Jhony Gregory 0 2–1 10–2
Egypt Eslam Abdul Baset 32 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Iron Man 6 0–2 16–4
Brazil João Vitor Dantas 29 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 14 0–1 7–2
Brazil Jhony Gregory 32 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Heider Khan 0 1–1 11–4

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout PFL/Bellator record MMA record
United States Logan Storley 33 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Storm 6 13–4 18–4
Jamaica Jason Jackson 35 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) The Ass-Kicking Machine 8 10–3 19–6
Russia Magomed Umalatov 33 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Prince 8 8–1 18–1
Haiti Thad Jean 27 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) The Silverback 6 7–0 11–0
Japan Masayuki Kikuiri 30 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Ernesto Rodriguez 8 3–1 11–3–1
France Cédric Doumbé 33 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Best 21 2–1 6–1
Italy Daniele Miceli 38 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) The Cyborg 7 2–2 13–7
France Abdoul Abdouraguimov 30 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lazy King Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Kennedy St. Louis 0 4–0 20–1
Albania Florim Zendeli 27 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 4 4–0 11–1–1
Russia Shamil Musaev 32 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Silent Assassin Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Ramazan Kuramagomedov 0 4–1 20–1–1
Egypt Omar El Dafrawy 30 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 4 4–1 14–6
United States Nick Meck 31 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) King Black Cat 6 1–2 9–3
Belgium Patrick Habirora 24 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) The Belgian Bomber 2 4–0 8–0
Republic of Ireland Eoin Sheridan N/A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 4 2–0 4–0
France Salvo Giudice N/A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Karate Kid 7 2–0 2–0
Greece Giannis Bachar 35 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 10 0–1 9–3
United States Kendly St. Louis 35 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) The Highlander Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Abdoul Abdouraguimov 0 1–2 11–6
United States Sarek Shields 30 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Berserker 6 2–0 8–2
England Danny Roberts 38 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Hot Chocolate 7 0–1 18–9
France Kevin Jousset 32 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Air 2 0–1 10–5

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months Since Last Bouts PFL/Bellator record MMA record
United States Brent Primus 40 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 8 14–5 (1 NC) 16–5 (1 NC)
New Zealand Jay Jay Wilson 28 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Maori Kid 4 10–2 11–2
England Alfie Davis 33 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) The Axe Man Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Usman Nurmagomedov 0 11–3–1 20–6–1
United States Mike Hamel 33 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Magic 8 4–4 11–7
Russia Usman Nurmagomedov (C) 27 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Alfie Davis 0 10–0 (1 NC) 21–0 (1 NC)
United States Clay Collard 32 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cassius 10 7–7 25–15 (1)
Russia Alexandr Shabliy 32 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Peresvet PFL Champions Series 6 (Madrid) - Acoidan Duque 17 5–1 24–4
Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov 33 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 6 11–1 26–5–2
United States Archie Colgan 30 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) King 4 10–0 13–0
Republic of Ireland Darragh Kelly 27 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Moville Mauler 4 7–0 9–0
Brazil Bruno Miranda 35 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Robusto 9 3–3 17–6
England Connor Hughes 28 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 2 5–3 12–3
Latvia Aleksandr Chizov 28 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Pretty Boy 2 4–2 13–3
Tunisia Mansour Barnaoui 33 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Afro-Samurai 8 3–3 22–7
Poland Jakub Kaszuba 30 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) The Auditor PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Natan Schulte 6 7–0 15–0
Scotland Mark Ewen N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Gino van Steenis 4 3–2 7–2
Mexico Sergio Cossio 28 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Drako 6 2–2 27–11–1
United States Biaggio Ali Walsh 27 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 6 3–1 3–1
Italy Claudio Pacella N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 4 3–2 6–3
Republic of Ireland Paul Hughes 28 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Big News 4 3–2 14–3
Democratic Republic of the Congo Marc Diakiese 32 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Bonecrusher 10 1–1 18–8
Russia Makkasharip Zaynukov N/A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Amin Ayoub 0 4–0 9–4
Switzerland Catalin Safta N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 7 1–1 7–3
Uzbekistan Mirafzal Akhtamov 33 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Mirko 4 2–0 9–1–1
Brazil Vinicius Cenci 30 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Chambinho 4 1–2 9–4
Australia Antonio Caruso 35 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Spartan 8 0–1 10–3
United States Kevin Lee 33 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Motown Phenom 8 0–1 20–9
Japan Takeshi Izumi 36 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 7 1–1 7–4
United States Robert Watley 36 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Contact PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Dakota Bush 6 1–0 16–3
France Amin Ayoub 30 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Fierceness Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Makkasharip Zaynukov 0 1–1 26–6
Brazil Luann Sardinha 29 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Panterinha 4 0–1 9–2
Russia Amru Magomedov 26 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Kolton Englund 0 1–0 10–0
United States Kolton Englund 32 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) White Assassin Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Amru Magomedov 0 0–1 15–5

Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months Since Last Bouts PFL/Bellator record MMA record
United States A. J. McKee 30 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Mercenary 7 23–2 23–2
Hungary Ádám Borics 32 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) The Kid 8 11–3 20–3
United States Ethan Goss 34 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Frederik Dupras 6 0–2 12–8
Russia Movlid Khaybulaev 35 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Killer USADA Suspension for recombinant erythropoietin - Eligible to return August 1, 2026 6 10–0–1 (1) 24–0–1 (1)
England Brendan Loughnane 36 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 14 12–3 30–6
France Asaël Adjoudj 27 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 6 8–1 10–1
France Yves Landu 39 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) You Know 6 6–2 21–10
Russia Khasan Magomedsharipov 25 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 20 5–0 10–0
Republic of Ireland Nathan Kelly 28 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 6 7–3 11–5
United States Alexei Pergande 24 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 6 7–0 7–0
Russia Timur Khizriev 30 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Imam 14 7–0 18–0
Brazil Gabriel Alves Braga 27 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 8 8–3 16–3
Peru Jesus Pinedo 29 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) El Mudo Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Salamat Isbulaev 0 5–3 25–8–1
France Adam Meskini 29 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 7 2–1 10–3
England Ibragim Ibragimov 21 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Mauler 7 4–0 10–0
Canada Frederik Dupras 32 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Ethan Goss 6 1–1 9–2
Belgium Gaetano Pirrello 33 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) El Tigre 7 1–0 17–7–1
Kazakhstan Salamat Isbulaev 29 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Jesus Pinedo 0 1–0 10–0

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Brazil Leandro Higo 37 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Pitbull 10 6–5 23–7
Republic of Ireland Ciarán Clarke 30 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 17 10–0 10–0
United States Raufeon Stots 37 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Supa 7 9–2 21–3
United States Sergio Pettis 32 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) The Phenom PFL Chicago (Chicago) - Mitchell McKee 4 7–1 25–7
Russia Magomed Magomedov 34 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Tiger 4 5–4 21–5
Brazil Matheus Mattos 33 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Adamas 10 2–3 14–4–1
Iraq Ali Taleb 28 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 7 5–2 12–2
Tajikistan Sarvarjon Khamidov 28 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sarvar 8 3–1 16–1
England Lewis McGrillen-Evans 25 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) The McGrizzla 9 6–1 12–1
United States Bryce Meredith 30 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Misfit PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Jack Cartwright 6 4–1 7–1
Brazil Marcirley Alves 26 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Durin 6 4–1 15–4
Germany Alexander Luster N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Schlingel 14 2–1 9–2
Russia Kasum Kasumov 31 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Taylor Lapilus 0 2–1 16–2
Cuba Lazaro Dayron 33 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) The Hunter 6 1–0–1 9–0–1
England Dean Garnett 37 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 2 2–2 14–4–1
France Mahio Campanella N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 7 2–0 8–1
Russia Renat Khavalov 27 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Edgars Skrīvers 0 2–0 10–0
Brazil Cleiver Fernandes 31 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 12 0–1 9–2
England Jake Hadley 29 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) White Kong 8 2–1 12–5
United States Justin Wetzell 34 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 6 2–1 12–3
France Taylor Lapilus 33 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Double Impact Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Kasum Kasumov 0 2–0 23–4
Portugal Gustavo Oliveira 29 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Heart 2 2–0 12–2
Poland Jan Ciepłowski N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 4 1–1 9–1
Belgium Movsar Ibragimov N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 2 1–1 7–1
Wales Levi Batchelor 24 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Young Money 2 1–1 3–1
Albania Vilson Ndregjoni 34 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) The Strong Eagle 6 0–1 11–5
France Baris Adiguzel N/A 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) The Problem 2 2–0 10–1
England Jack Cartwright 31 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Bryce Meredith 4 1–0 13–2
Republic of Ireland Caolon Loughran 29 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) The Don 4 0–1 10–3
England Liam Gittins N/A 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Nightmare 2 0–1 13–5 (1)
Latvia Edgars Skrīvers 34 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) The Bearslayer Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Renat Khavalov 0 0–0 17–4

Women's Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Republic of Ireland Sinead Kavanagh 40 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) KO 20 6–7 9–7
Northern Ireland Leah McCourt 33 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Curse 17 7–3 8–4
Brazil Cris Cyborg (C) 40 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 2 8–0 29–2
Australia Sara Collins 35 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 2 3–1 6–1
Kuwait Eman Almudhaf N/A 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 9 1–0 5–0

Women's Flyweights (125 lb, 57 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status Months since Last Bout PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Netherlands Denise Kielholtz 36 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Miss Dynamite Win - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Antonia Silvaneide 0 9–4 9–5
Brazil Juliana Velasquez 39 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 6 9–4 14–4
Brazil Ilara Joanne 31 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Arya Stark 8 5–6 13–10
Japan Kana Watanabe* 37 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 10 5–4 13–4–1
United States Liz Carmouche 42 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Girl-Rilla 6 12–1 25–8
United States Sumiko Inaba 35 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Lady Samurai PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Sumiko Inaba 7 8–2 8–2
Russia Diana Avsaragova 27 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Pantera 10 4–2 6–2
England Dakota Ditcheva 27 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Dangerous 7 10–0 15–0
United States Jena Bishop* 40 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 6 5–3 9–3
Australia Chelsea Hackett 26 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Hammer 20 1–2 4–3–1
Ukraine Ekaterina Shakalova 28 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 6 2–3 9–4
Brazil Taila Santos 32 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 14 3–1 22–4
Mexico Saray Orozco 34 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Killer Queen 6 0–3 8–8
Brazil Elora Dana 27 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) PFL Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) - Tatiana Postarnakova 8 1–1 8–1
Bahrain Sabrinna de Sousa 25 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 2 2–0 5–0
Poland Paulina Wiśniewska 27 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 2 4–1 6–1
Scotland Gemma Auld 35 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 9 2–0 2–0
England Sammy-Jo Luxton 26 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) The Ghetto Cinderella 9 0–1 2–1
Brazil Antonia Silvaneide 33 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Marretinha Loss - PFL Champions Series 5 (Dubai) - Denise Kielholtz 0 0–1 9–5

PFL Africa

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
England Abraham Bably 30 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The One and Only 5–2 8–2
Cameroon Maxwell Djantou Nana 35 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Leonidas 2–1 7–2
South Africa Justin Clarke N/A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) PFL Africa 1 (Pretoria) - Abdoullah Kane 2–1 4–0
Senegal Abdoullah Kane 27 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PFL Africa 1 (Pretoria) - Justin Clarke 2–1 5–1
France Mickaël Groguhe N/A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1–2 6–3
England Joffie Houlton 32 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1–2 8–5
Cameroon Jashell Ticha Awa N/A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 0–2 3–3

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Cameroon Styve Ngono N/A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1–0 7–1

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Angola Shido Boris Esperanca 30 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Machine 3–1 11–2
Guinea-Bissau Yabna N’Tchalá 28 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Panther 3–0 14–2–1
Cameroon Ayinda Octave 28 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) The Bantu Warrior 1–1 7–1
Cameroon Emilios Dassi N/A 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1–1 5–2
Burkina Faso Sanon Sadeck 32 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 0–2 7–3
Cameroon Desmond Awa Tamungang 33 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Black Dragon 0–2 5–2
Nigeria Kunle Lawal N/A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1–0 3–1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Eliezer Kubanza 28 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) King Kong 1–0 8–1
Senegal Mouhamed Ba N/A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1–0 4–1
Democratic Republic of the Congo British Boloyoang N/A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Brick Wall 0–1 3–2
Angola Osvaldo Benedito N/A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Créu 0–1 3–2

Lightweights (155 lb, 71 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Nigeria Cornel Thompson 30 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Marine Boxer 1–0 11–3
Benin Jean Do Santos N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Black Panther 0–1 9–2

Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Nigeria Wasi Adeshina N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Nigerian Jaguar 3–0 10–3
Nigeria Patrick Ocheme N/A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Star Boi 2–0 8–1
Liberia Dwight Joseph 36 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 1–1 15–3 (1 NC)
Burkina Faso Abdul Razac Sankara 25 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sankariste 1–1 7–5
Cameroon Alain Majorique 36 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) African Assassin 1–1 6–1
Guinea Mohamed Camara 34 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Lamo 0–2 5–4–1
Morocco Abderrahman Errachidy 25 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1–0 5–1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Jacques Lubaya 28 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Ziwi 0–1 9–2
South Africa Elbert Lukas Steyn 29 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Pikachu 0–1 3–1
Angola Wilker Nsamo 32 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Africano 0–1 7–1

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
South Africa Frans Mlambo 34 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The Black Mamba 5–3 15–7
South Africa Nkosi Ndebele 35 Israel Mano King PFL Africa 1 (Pretoria) - Michele Clemente 3–0 11–3
Angola Boule Godogo N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1–2 4–2
Canada Karim Henniene 30 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Kryptonian 2–0 6–0
Zimbabwe Simbarashe Hokonya N/A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Hawk 1–1 6–1
South Africa Shannon van Tonder 30 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 0–1 7–3
South Africa Asiashu Tshitamba 33 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 0–1 6–5
South Africa Thimna Mhlauli N/A N/A Kingslayer 0–0 5–0

Women's Strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Result / next fight / status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Nigeria Juliet Ukah 26 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Win - PFL Africa 4 (Cotonou) - Maryam Gaber 2–0 8–0
Zambia Shelda Chipito 27 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Miracle Win - PFL Africa 4 (Cotonou) - Miracle Andrew 1–0 1–0
Nigeria Miracle Andrew N/A 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Loss - PFL Africa 4 (Cotonou) - Shelda Chipito 0–1 1–2
Egypt Mariam Gaber N/A 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Loss - PFL Africa 4 (Cotonou) - Juliet Ukah 0–1 3–1

PFL MENA

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Saudi Arabia Mostafa Abada Rashed Neda N/A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 2–1 9–4

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Kuwait Mohammad Alaqraa 26 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 5–1 10–1
Morocco Badreddine Diani N/A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 3–1 10–4
Iran Amir Fazli N/A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Prince 1–3 7–4
Kurdistan Region Mohamed Zarey N/A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Kurdish Gorilla 0–0 (1 NC) 9–1 (1 NC)
Egypt Ayman Galal N/A 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) The Maestro 0–1 (1 NC) 4–2 (2 NC)
Palestine Omar Hussein 29 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 0–1 11–7
Egypt Ahmed Abdel Baset N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The Egyptian Eagle 0–1 4–1
Turkey Rostem Akman 34 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Kurdimus Prime 0–1 7–5
Saudi Arabia Ahmed Albrahim 29 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Saudi Hulk 0–0 0–0
Lebanon Hassan Shaaban 24 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Diaz 0–0 7–1
Algeria Abdelkrim Zouad N/A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Diaz 0–0 7–2

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Iran Mohsen Mohammadseifi 36 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 4–1 8–3
Algeria Souhil Tahiri 34 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 2–3 8–7–1
Morocco Salah Eddine Hamli 27 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SuperSalah 3–0 11–0
Iraq Mohammad Fahmi 30 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Soulkeeper 2–1 6–1
Bahrain Abbas Khan 33 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 0–3 8–5
Jordan Abdelrahman Alhyasat N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 2–0 (1 NC) 5–0 (1 NC)
Egypt Ahmed El Sisy N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 1–1 7–2 (1 NC)
Kuwait Abdullah Saleem N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) White Gorilla 0–1 (1 NC) 5–1 (1 NC)
Egypt Assem Ghanem N/A 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1–0 7–0
Iraq Harda Karim 29 N/A Hi-Tech 0–0 5–2

Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani 35 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The Reaper 5–1 10–2
Egypt Islam Reda 32 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The Egyptian Zombie 5–0 15–1
Morocco Rachid El Hazoume 33 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Haz 2–2 11–4
Morocco Taha Bendaoud 31 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Atlas Lion 2–1 5–1
Algeria Yanis Ghemmouri 31 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The Desert Warrior 1–1 13–4
United Arab Emirates Mohammad Yahya 31 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) The UAE Warrior 1–1 12–6
Iraq Hussein Salem 33 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Buffalo 0–1 13–6
Algeria Drissi Boualem N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Berber Hammer 0–1 3–1
Jordan Izzeddine Al Derbani 36 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) The Palestinian Samurai 0–1 15–6–1
Bahrain Hamza Kooheji 33 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 0–0 14–4

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Jordan Nawras Abzakh 34 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) The Honey Badger 3–1 15–6 (1)
Algeria Moktar Benkaci 33 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Le Kabyle 1–3 (1) 25–10 (2)
Egypt Islam Youssef N/A 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Moksha 2–1 7–3
Sudan Tariq Ismail 35 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Desert Storm 1–1 8–2
Egypt Ziad Ayman Mokhtar 28 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Panther 1–1 6–2
Lebanon Ali Yazbeck N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 0–1 5–1–1
Iran Benyamin Ghahreman 22 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Miracle 0–1 5–1
Lebanon Marcel Adur 34 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 0–1 19–8 (1)

Flyweights (125 lb, 57 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Saudi Arabia Malik Basahel 24 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 3–0 3–0
United Arab Emirates Hadi Omar Al Hussaini N/A 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 1–1 6–1–1
Egypt Mahmoud Atef 32 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) The Golden Boy 0–2 5–4 (1)
Bahrain Hamad Marhoon N/A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1–0 1–0

Women's Atomweights (105 lb, 48 kg)

ISO Name Age Ht. Nickname Status PFL/Bellator record MMA record
Saudi Arabia Hattan Alsaif N/A 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) 0–0 0–0

See also

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